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Staff said they removed FTE listings from the Senate version and moved a $4,700,000 block‑grant line from general fund to other funds. They described provider inflation adjustments that reduced general‑fund obligations in the schedule: one adjustment reduced general fund by roughly $214,580 for a change in an inflation factor, and another provider adjustment produced corresponding federal‑fund reductions.

On basic care and rates, staff confirmed the $5‑per‑day basic‑care daily rate was removed from ongoing funds and placed into one‑time funding for the biennium. The bill language screens the item as having an end date of June 30, 2027; staff noted an ongoing rate study in a separate Senate bill that could affect rebasing and future rates. A committee member asked whether the $5 per day will need renewal next session; staff said the funding appears as a one‑time item and that the study could inform future action.

In public health and grants, staff said the family‑voices grant was set at $50,000 in bill language, and they removed CARES Act federal coronavirus funds totaling about $60,716,583 from the grant schedule.

Staff urged members to review updated long sheets over the weekend and indicated the committee should expect a revised bill early next week if the documents match the committee’s intent.

No formal votes were recorded in the transcript; the subcommittee directed staff to reprint and distribute updated materials and to return when the final version is ready for the full committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee staff walked members through updates to the Human Resources Division long sheets, including provider inflation adjustments, moving a $5‑per‑day basic care payment into one‑time funding, a $50,000 family‑voices grant, a $4.7 million block grant funding transfer to other funds, and CARES Act federal fund reductions.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Human Resources Division, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28901,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6077592,"Appropriations subcommittee trims Altru Hospital project funding to $5 million, leaves 10‑year operation requirement",276,738000,1014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2964044-b483a6b0c3982e9ce8153bc3db2e5a4f&start=738&end=1014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2964044-b483a6b0c3982e9ce8153bc3db2e5a4f/thumbnail_738000.jpg","/articles/6077592/North-Dakota/Appropriations-subcommittee-trims-Altru-Hospital-project-funding-to-5-million-leaves-10year-operation-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077592-4ef262539da76a1e03630966077e9047/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179461&Signature=oa2dvW8eXBzdFzj2w9ulsV6oqRNQsFeuaiRqOb7WoCcCeX~l3BFYEgRfVoDV9YUKjgrzhSnk2jbsNcWVEaz5gd8ZKTDTZNfkvc6iJF0rooOQu-gUhmMGRxXGIH66hQ~Juo6aQD3yvSoJlxqGCKsD4GU-mUQy8BnxqObHIQOXhEdkB3wuyyrivnuLjG1RB6MBG2d-fSLxXttzWYMeusgx487fov4cpQiS75~2OLRIC6s1YLBDQwJxG1NY7axV0u9M0-uc0gCCmcLlzYIV9YiS58q-KgoUMfN8V-nee4ZiMDzQ9zUcVfGJGm4vo48fc3x1QQw3gRVIljDkLVeGRdMNVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Human Resources voted to revise the proposal for the Altru Hospital project, changing the state funding posture and directing staff to carry the change to conference committee.

Senator Davison proposed reducing the previously discussed carryover/line‑of‑credit authorization to $5,000,000 and moving the amendment to conference committee for further consideration. Davison said the $5,000,000 “could be going towards those inflationary costs that they referenced in there,” and described the change as a starting point for alignment with the project’s needs.

Members discussed earlier language that had included $1,000,000 from SIF plus $11,960,000 of line‑of‑credit authority; committee members said the project appears to be proceeding but that some additional state help for inflationary costs had been requested. The subcommittee agreed to reduce the $12,960,000 figure to $5,000,000 in the bill and to remove a required matching‑funds clause from the language.

The committee also confirmed keeping a requirement that the recipient operate the facility for a minimum of 10 years; committee members described this as standard language carried in prior facility grants.

Senators said the change will go to conference committee, where the number could be revised up or down. The transcript contains no roll‑call vote; members indicated assent and staff were directed to update bill text.

The subcommittee chair asked staff to prepare updated long sheets reflecting the change, and members said they would review the revised language before the next committee meeting.","Members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee agreed to revise language for the Altru Hospital project in the Human Resources bill, reducing the previously discussed line‑of‑credit amount to $5,000,000, removing a matching‑funds clause, and retaining a 10‑year minimum operation requirement in the section referenced from the House bill.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6077597,"Appropriations panel trims general-fund ask, authorizes line of credit for child-welfare IT system",549,1099000,1648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2964044-b483a6b0c3982e9ce8153bc3db2e5a4f&start=1099&end=1648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2964044-b483a6b0c3982e9ce8153bc3db2e5a4f/thumbnail_1099000.jpg","/articles/6077597/North-Dakota/Appropriations-panel-trims-general-fund-ask-authorizes-line-of-credit-for-child-welfare-IT-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077597-87fe25f3a6f0ea606b4d1abd7d5887ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179461&Signature=iBxOMt7UHc6FdEtwHofRNLJRAgvZsoW20LWF1QJbIRRyLeMhNTsHpubBcXMU-KDo4nsG5JmnOveiCoJGK7hHKHUr0-5gMQuPVRs-gf~biJECdmx41oEXev0JjAMQA6860WH3VRj9se9GfNR5ITyeW2wtPaNr-5swTbBLfIMNSpsF3p1H1sEeNl8dacMQ5GST9wFAE0~CDWZHOVTmx4sjlTpb8fk9-4Ttr4PzpyXHoCtAJkruDzXjutSuRF3FwzZIUSZ9sOQ4bhS3Ismabc0UwGzpG~jrHnTrwXH5wLnGpAOAp9xNG1lEFHHHNyYltHnG0y8aViR6KrMKZgd3xSTvZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Human Resources agreed to reduce the general‑fund portion of a proposed $28,000,000 child‑welfare information system to $6,000,000 and to authorize a line of credit for the remaining amount to allow contract signing and vendor work to begin.

The move, discussed during a subcommittee meeting on the Human Resources Division budget, preserves the state’s access to the full $28,000,000 — which the subcommittee noted is expected to be matched 50/50 with federal dollars — while freeing up general‑fund dollars for other uses in the near term.

Why it matters: the Department needs clear authority that money is available before it can sign a vendor contract for the large, complex IT project. Subcommittee staff and the department said the procurement and implementation timeline is long, so carrying full general‑fund dollars in the current biennium would be inefficient.

Department staff member Donna Auckland told the panel, “we are ready to put the RFP for the system out, I heard, in July.” She outlined the expected procurement and implementation cadence: by the time an RFP is issued and a vendor selected it will likely be winter, and contract negotiation could take three months or more. Auckland said actual spending will follow delivery milestones and testing.

Auckland described how vendor payments would be tied to deliverables: “we set aside a certain percent. So for every deliverable, we hold 10% till the project's complete, at which time then we pay the vendor for the total amount that was held back.” She said the department needs authority — either via direct appropriation or a line of credit — to sign a contract and begin work.

Senators and staff discussed leaving federal authorization in place while changing the state funding mechanism. A subcommittee member proposed dropping the general‑fund line from roughly $14,411,218 to $6,000,000 and establishing a line of credit for the difference; committee staff described the line of credit as an option to preserve access without tying up general‑fund carryover.

The panel did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript; members indicated agreement to make the change and directed staff to update bill language.

Implementation notes from the meeting: the department expects the RFP to go out in July, vendor selection in winter, and a realistic production timeline that could extend into 2028. The project is large — staff said it involves more than a thousand requirements tied to federal and state regulations — and payment will proceed by deliverable with a final holdback released at project completion.

The subcommittee also discussed the budgetary mechanics and implications for carryover and next‑biennium planning; staff said freeing general fund carryover could increase available general fund by several million but that future legislatures will need to address funding for any line‑of‑credit draws.

The committee instructed staff to revise the draft appropriation language to reflect the change and to circulate updated long sheets to members before the next meeting.","The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Human Resources reduced the general‑fund request for a $28 million child‑welfare information system to $6 million and agreed to authorize a line of credit for the remainder so the state can sign a vendor contract; department staff said an RFP would go out in July and implementation could stretch to 2028.","actionData","errors"]

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